Five active tuberculosis cases identified in South Australia's Murraylands region, including young child

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Five active tuberculosis cases identified in South Australia's Murraylands region, including young child
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The state's health authorities says there is no link to a previous outbreak in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands and no risk to the wider community.

abc.net.au/news/tuberculosis-outbreak-identified-in-murraylands/102907730A cluster of five active tuberculosis cases has been identified in South Australia's Murraylands region, including a child under the age of five, SA Health has warned.

Health officials have also identified nine people with latent TB infections, which is known as "sleeping" tuberculosis. SA Health said people with latent TB did not have symptoms and could not spread the infection, but it could progress to active TB over time.

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